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Oaths Act 1867
sec.31WWhen document starts to be effective
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### sec.31W When document starts to be effective
A document made, signed and witnessed under this part starts to be effective when the signatory or substitute signatory signs the document.
Subsection (1) applies even if the witness confirms the document on a later day than the day the signatory or substitute signatory signs the document.
s 31W ins 2021 No. 23 s 40
(sec.31W-ssec.1) A document made, signed and witnessed under this part starts to be effective when the signatory or substitute signatory signs the document.
(sec.31W-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies even if the witness confirms the document on a later day than the day the signatory or substitute signatory signs the document.